Components: ENGINE
October 21, 2019
TBD
Condition
Unknown
Damage
Collision
Title
Salvage
| Dynamic Head Restraints | Standard |
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| Head Restraint | Not Available |
| Advanced Belt Feature | Not Available |
| Adjustable Upper Belt Anchorage | Not Available |
| Seat Belt Reminder System | Driver |
| Frontal Air Bag | Driver, Front Passenger |
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| Curtain | Driver, Front Passenger, Rear Seat |
| Torso | Driver, Front Passenger |
| Knee | Not Available |
| Additional Air Bags | Not Available |
| Meets Side Air Bag Out-of-Position Requirements | Yes |
| LATCH Locations | Not Available |
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| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) | Optional |
| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) locations | Not Available |
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11270299 |
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| Consumer Location: | ORLANDO, FL |
| VIN: | 2HGFA165X8H**** |
KNOWN CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK ISSUE BY AUTO MAKER ON SOME 2006-2009 MODELS
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10944438 |
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| Consumer Location: | PITTSBURGH, PA |
| VIN: | 2HGFA165X8H**** |
TAKATA RECALL RECALL LETTER IN SPRING 2016 STATED REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE IN LATE SUMMER/FALL OF 2016 AND A FOLLOW UP LETTER WOULD BE SENT. AS OF JANUARY 2017, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN SENT.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10717472 |
|---|---|
| Consumer Location: | LAKE WORTH, FL |
| VIN: | 2HGFA165X8H**** |
AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH I-95, I NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR ROOF LINING MOSTLY ON THE REAR AREA STARTED FLAPPING AND SAGGING. IT WAS BLOCKING MY REAR VIEW VISION, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I WAS FORCED TO SHOULDER AT I95 BECAUSE OF THIS AND CLOSED MY WINDOWS JUST TO AVOID THE DISTRACTION. IT WAS STILL SAGGING YET NO FLAPPING OCCURRED, I EXITED PREMATURELY AT I95 TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE STREETS TO BE SAFE. NOW THE REASON WHY IT WAS FLAPPING IN THE WIND IS BECAUSE I WAS FORCED TO OPEN MY WINDOWS BECAUSE OF ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC PROBLEM, AN A/C PROBLEM THAT WAS UNRESOLVED FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS. I KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH TO SERVICE CENTERS TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT NO LEAKAGE WAS FOUND. MY A/C WAS NOT WORKING AND WAS LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTIONED. IT WAS A SERIES OF UNPLEASANT EVENTS THEN THAT INVOLVED MY HONDA CIVIC ASIDE FROM THE TIRES THAT I NEED TO REPLACE 3 TIMES IN A SPAN OF THREE YEARS..
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10464624 |
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| Consumer Location: | REDLANDS, CA |
| VIN: | 2HGFA165X8H**** |
I HAD PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY EXIT AND PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW THE CARS AHEAD OF ME AS THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN AND DID NOT NECESSITATE ME STOPPING, ONLY SLOWING DOWN TO CONTINUE MY LEFT HAND TURN ONTO THE SURFACE STREET. SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE SUN VISOR FLIPPED DOWN WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED AND HIT ME IN THE FOREHEAD. THE HARD PLASTIC EDGE HIT ME RELATIVELY QUICKLY AND KNOCKED MY PRESCRIPTION GLASSES OFF. THERE WAS A MOMENT WHEN I HAD MY VISION OBSCURED AND DID NOT SEE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME COME TO A RATHER SUDDEN STOP. I NARROWLY ESCAPED HITTING THE BACK BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. FORTUNATELY I WAS TRAVELING AT A RELATIVELY LOW RATE OF SPEED, MAYBE 20 MPH WHICH PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE, IF ANY. HOWEVER, PEOPLE CAN BE INJURED BY WHIPLASH EVEN IN LOW SPEED REAR-END COLLISIONS. I HAVE SECURED THE VISOR WITH A BUNGEE CORD FOR THE MOMENT BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART PLUS LABOR AND IT IS NOT CHEAP. I AM AFRAID THAT THE BUNGEE CORD MIGHT SNAP AND CAUSE A DIFFERENT SORT OF INJURY; HOWEVER, THERE REALLY IS NO WAY IT WILL STAY UP AGAINST THE INTERIOR CABIN ROOF WITHOUT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I RECALL MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WHICH OCCURRED ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AT DIFFERENT TIMES. ALSO, AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY THE SUN IS SO BLINDING IN CALIFORNIA WHERE I LIVE THAT IT IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AND HIGHWAY SIGNS AND LIGHTS WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF A VISOR TO BLOCK THE GLARING, BRIGHT LIGHT OF THE SUN. IN MY ESTIMATION IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT CAUSES A MAJOR FATALITY ACCIDENT. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10442873 |
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| Consumer Location: | RUSSELLVILLE, AL |
| VIN: | 2HGFA165X8H**** |
I HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX AT 34,658 MI. JULY 2010. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CIVIC IN FOR ITS ROUTINE CHECK UP, WHICH I DO WHENEVER I'M AT 15% OIL LIFE, I COMPLAINED OF A ROARING NOISE FROM MY TIRES. THE HONDA TECH GUY SAID MY TIRES WERE BADLY WORN AND SUGGESTED I BUY NEW TIRES IMMEDIATELY. KUHMO TIRES, THE BRAND I BOUGHT FROM HONDA, HAVE A 60000 MI. WARRANTY. THAT SAME ROARING NOISE IS BACK AND I WENT IN FOR MY ROUTINE CHECK UP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 61285 MI. DECEMBER 31, 2011. ONE TECH GUY HINTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR-UPPER CONTROL ARM CAUSING POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH CERTAIN CIVICS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, I WANT IT CORRECTED, AND I WANT MY TIRES REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. HONDA TELLS ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND WILL ALLOW ME TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR NEW TIRES WHILE THEY TRY TO GET ME A 50% PRORATED REIMBURSEMENT FROM KUHMO. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS AT ALL. THIS IS A COSTLY SAFETY ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN HEAVY RAINFALL IN MY AREA AND MY CAR HYDROPLANES. I TOLD THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS, AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF MY WORN TIRES. I GET MY TIRES ALIGNED AND ROTATED ON THEIR RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE. IF THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS CAUSING THE PREMATURE WEAR OF MY TIRES AND IS PUTTING MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT RISK, HONDA MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10363008 |
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| Consumer Location: | FILLMORE, CA |
| VIN: | 2HGFA165X8H**** |
MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAS SPLIT AND WON'T STAY UP SO WHEN NIGHT COMES MY FIELD OF VISION IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND HAMPERED. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH HONDA BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10313988 |
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| Consumer Location: | PEMBROKE PINES, FL |
| VIN: | 2HGFA165X8H**** |
PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN CAR IS DOWN SHIFTING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. EARLY IN THE MORNING, WHEN STOPPING AT OUR STOP SIGN THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO DOWN SHIFT THEN THE MOTOR BEGINS TO REV UP TO 4000 RPMS WITH NOTHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY 4 TIMES IN THE 2 YRS WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR AND I WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE TROUBLE TO THE HONDA REPAIR MAN. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10257785 |
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| Consumer Location: | MCDONOUGH, GA |
| VIN: | 2HGFA165X8H**** |
I OWN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC, SIX MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM. IN THE MORNING, WHEN I TRY TO START, NO CONNECTION OR SOMETIMES, JUST A LITTLE CRANK. I HAVE TO TRY A FEW TIMES TO GET IT TO WORK. I TOOK TO HONDA OF CONYERS IN GEORGIA. THEY HAVE IT THERE OVERNIGHT AND THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING. IT FIRST STARTED IN DECEMBER 2008. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11416803 |
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| Consumer Location: | ROCKVILLE, MD |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16578L**** |
THE CAR DRIP WEATHER TRIM ARE COMING OUT, NEEDS REPLACEMENT WHICH COST SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH, I HAVE OBSERVED THIS IN MANY CARS OF EIGHT GENERATION HONDA CIVIC, INCLUDING MY CAR. IT NEEDS INVESTIGATION AND DECIDE, BECAUSE OF LOSING THIS TRIM., CAR INSIDE IS LEAKING IN RAIN, THE SEAL IS NOT PROPER. THIS WILL BE SAFETY CONCERN OVERTIME.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11415060 |
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| Consumer Location: | FORT WORTH, TX |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16598L**** |
MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND I BELIEVE IT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IT WON'T TURN ON NO MATTER IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT OR NOT
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11413626 |
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| Consumer Location: | CHURCH HILL, TN |
| VIN: | 1HGFA168X8L**** |
THE BLOCK CRACKED CAUSING A ANTIFREEZE LEAK. HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 08 CIVICS AN EXTRA 10 YEARS FROM ORIGINAL WARRANTY WHICH WOULD ALLOW MY CIVIC TO STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY ONLY PERTAINED TO FIRST OWNERS. I SUSPECT MY PROBLEM OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY 4/21/2021 AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. IT HAS NEVER OVERHEATED SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11397690 |
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| Consumer Location: | TINLEY PARK, IL |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16568L**** |
2008 HONDA CIVIC LX SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT WILL NOT DEPLOY AIRBAG DUE TO FAULTY MICRO SWITCH. HONDA HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON MODEL YEARS PRIOR TO MINE. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. J CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME MY MODEL YEAR WARRANTY IS 15 YEARS 150K. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS. I ASSUMED IT WAS FINE TILL A LOCAL OIL CHANGE PLACE TOLD ME IT WASN'T!
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11394601 |
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| Consumer Location: | ASPERS, PA |
| VIN: | 2HGFA155X8H**** |
WE HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ON CHRISTMAS DUE TO ICE ON THE ROAD AND ENDED UP HITTING 2 TELEPHONE POLES! NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL! WE HIT THE POLES HEAD ON! I HAVE HAD THE AIRBAGS FIXED FROM THE RECALL AND NEVER BEEN IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT TO HAVE TO HAVE AIRBAGS FIXED SO THERE WAS NO REASON THEM TO NOY DEPLOY!
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11384764 |
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| Consumer Location: | WILLIAMSBURG, VA |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16858L**** |
I WENT TO A MECHANIC TODAY, I HAVE 'PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT FLASHING' HE TOLD ME HONDAS HAVE RECALLED FOR AIRBAGS IN DEALERSHIPS SO I CHECKED MY VEHICLE REPORT IT SAYS THAT I HAD 2 RECALLS IN 2019 AND I DID THEM BUT I DIDN'T. 'RECALL SUBJECT: AIR BAGS: PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL REPORT RECEIPT DATE: 06/27/2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 19V502000' I BELIEVE I HAD THAT PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR, MY PASSENGER LIGHTS OFF BLINKING WHILE I'M DRIVING EVEN THO NO PASSENGERS THERE. SO I WAS TRYING TO CHECK MY RECALLS ON THE HONDA WEBSITE IT SHOWS THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY. ALSO, I HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN I DO REVERSE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING P0812 CODE BUT NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT CODE
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11383656 |
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| Consumer Location: | HOLMES BEACH, FL |
| VIN: | 1HGFA15548L**** |
ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED WHILE I STARTED DRIVING IT TODAY AND CAR OVERHEATED, TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS 2YEARS OUT OF WARRANTY, I HAD ASKED BEFORE IF IT WAS IN THE RECALL AND THEY SAID IF IT WASNT CRACKED IT WOULDNT BE UNDER WARRANTY
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11377105 |
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| Consumer Location: | BENTON, KY |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16518L**** |
I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR 7 MONTH AGO AND REPLACED BRAKES, ROTORS, A TIRE, REPAIRED A BROKEN LUGNUT, AND NOW THE ENGINE HAS OVERHEATED AND BLOWN AND IS EVIDENTLY NOT COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUS WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS PAST EXPIRATION (YEAR AND MILEAGE). PUTTING A USED ENGINE INTO THE VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND MY DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO PUT A NEW ONE IN. WHEN IT BEGAN OVERHEATING, I HAD JUST PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY (AVERAGE SPEED OF ABOUT 50) AND NOTICED THAT MY HEAT WASN'T WORKING (WHICH WAS WEIRD SINCE I HAD REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT ALREADY A FEW WEEKS PRIOR) AND THEN THE CAR READ AS HOT AS POSSIBLE. WHEN I SAFELY PULLED OVER, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IT WAS TOWED TO A RELIABLE MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK, BUT WAS NOT PART OF THE WARRANTY ANYMORE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11364366 |
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| Consumer Location: | SAN JOSE, CA |
| VIN: | 2HGFG12618H**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR SERVICE ON THE WATER PUMP AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11359918 |
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| Consumer Location: | TULSA, OK |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16878L**** |
HONDA EXTENDED A WARRANTY FOR 2006-2008 CIVICS TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE ENGINE BLOCKS. I HAVE A 2008 CIVIC THAT HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE SO I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL NOW. THEY WILL NOT HONOR THEIR REPLACEMENT WARRANTY, NOR DID THE DEALERSHIP SAY ANYTHING TO ME WHEN I HAD MY CAR SERVICED THERE SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR SINCE 2015. WHY WOULD THEY NOT SAY SOMETHING? NOW I'M LEFT WITH A CAR THAT IS USELESS AND I BET THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE PURCHASED MORE THAN 5 CARS FROM WILL TAKE IT AS A TRADE IN. IT WAS IN MOTION PARKED TO GO IN THE STORE AND CAME OUT TO ALL OF MY ANTIFREEZE ON THE PAVEMENT. HAD TO LIMP IT SOME SO IT WOULDN'T CAUSE MORE DAMAGE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11353575 |
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| Consumer Location: | GRAYSLAKE, IL |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16838L**** |
BRAKESI.COM 301 MAIN ST, SUITE#19, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 DBA "CALLAHAN BRAKE PARTS" SOLD ON AMAZON.COM THIS SUPPLIER HAS SOLD AND IS SELLING UNSAFE REBUILT BRAKE CALIPERS. THERE ARE SEVERAL RUBBER SEALS IN BRAKE CALIPERS. IF A RUBBER PART FAILS, WATER WILL ENTER CRITICAL PARTS CAUSING THEM TO RUST AND SEIZE. THIS MAY RESULT IN UNSAFE BRAKE OPERATION OR BRAKE FAILURE. ON OUR CAR THIS CAUSED A BRAKE CALIPER TO SEIZE CAUSING UNEVEN BRAKING. AN INSPECTION FOUND ALL THE RUBBER PARTS IN THE AFFECTED CALIPERS HAD DISINTEGRATED. THE CALIPERS WERE APPROXIMATELY 22 MONTHS OLD. CLEARLY INFERIOR RUBBER MATERIAL WAS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THESE PRODUCTS.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11352553 |
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| Consumer Location: | HENDERSON, NV |
| VIN: | JHMFA36238S**** |
GAS TANK LEAKS WHEN FILLED, DRIVING OR SITTING. SEAL ON TANK TO FILLER NECK. GAVE NO CODE ON THE EMISSION SYSTEM AND PASSED SMOKE TEST AT REPAIR SHOP. CONTACTED HONDA HEADQUARTERS. VIN NUMBER NOT LISTED ON FUEL TANK WARRANTY EXTENSION 11-0689. EXTENSION ON CIVIC 2006 TO 2011.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11350591 |
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| Consumer Location: | STATEN ISLAND, NY |
| VIN: | 2HGFA55578H**** |
I JUST BOUGHT A HONDA CIVIC SI MUGEN FIJI BLUE THE CLEAR COAT START FLAKING COMING OUT PAINT STARTS FADING ITS 2008 CAR ITS NOT A 1990 I SEE CARS OLDER THAN MINE WITH BETTER PAINT JOB ITS A CHEAP PAINT JOB HONDA USED IN THE FIRST PLACE THATS NOT FAIR NOW ITS GONNA COST ME 4 TO 5 K AT LEAST
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11349887 |
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| Consumer Location: | MIAMI, FL |
| VIN: | 2HGFG12808H**** |
GOOD AFTERNOON, MY 2008 CIVIC (137,500 MILES) OVERHEATED WHILE ON HIGHWAY & AFTER PULLING OVER & CHECKING COOLANT SPILL TANK SAW IT WAS EMPTY. NEXT DAY REFILLED RADIATOR WITH COOLANT & AFTER STARTING CAR NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING ON GROUND AT FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE. I COULD NOT LOCATE LEAK. DROVE TO NEAREST HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT & AT SERVICE (VIA PRESSURE TEST OF ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM) A CRACK IN ENGINE BLOCK BETWEEN CYL. 1 & 2 WAS LOCATED. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE TECH THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF ENGINE BLOCK CRACK/ DEFECT & INSTEAD OF ISSUING A SERVICE RECALL WHAT THEY DID WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION OF 10 YEARS. HOWEVER, THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 YEARS AGO. SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CORP. FOR GOODWILL ASSISTANCE TO TRY & HELP WITH REPAIRS BUT AMERICAN HONDA REJECTED/ DECLINED THE REQUEST & HAS LEFT ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I AM NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE NO CAR FOR WORK, FOR MY MOM/ DAD DOCTOR VISITS/ FOR SUPERMARKET/ FOR LIFE. COSTS OF REPAIR ARE ARE ABOVE $5,000. I WAS THE 2ND OWNER OF MY 2008 CIVIC & WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY HONDA OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION OR OF A POSSIBLE RECALL NOTIFICATION OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I RECEIVED RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG (TEKATA), BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING FOR A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. WHY IS THAT? HOW IS AMERICAN HONDA CORP. ALLOWED TO DO A "WARRANTY EXTENSION" TO RESOLVE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE CRACKS & ONLY WHEN YOU NOTICE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, THESE VEHICLES CAN HAVE AN ENGINE FAILURE/ STALL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH. AS A LIFELONG HONDA OWNER (20 YEARS '97 ACCORD AND '08 CIVIC) I AM BEYOND DISAPPOINTED. DISAPPOINTED NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT HONDA LEGAL DEPARTMENT DID VIA "LEGAL LOOP HOLES," NO. I'M DISAPPOINTED I WILL NEVER OWN OR DRIVE A HONDA AGAIN. GOOD DAY.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11348786 |
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| Consumer Location: | ZIONSVILLE, IN |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16838L**** |
VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT WITH A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. DEALERSHIP REFERRED ME TO HONDA CORPORATION REGARDING WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON ENGINE BLOCK. HONDA CORP DENIED ME ASSISTANCE BECAUSE VEHICLE AGE IS PAST THEIR 10 YEAR EXTENSION PERIOD. I'M SECOND OWNER ON THIS VEHICLE AND DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS A POTENTIAL ENGINE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR (FIRST OWNER DID NOT DISCLOSE THIS). ESTIMATED KBB VALUE WAS $4500-5000 WHICH NOW IS A NEAR TOTAL LOSS AND SALVAGE VALUE. COST FOR REPAIR IS EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN RETAIL VALUE. VEHICLE HAS WELL DOCUMENTED SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE RECORD. SEEMS UNFAIR FOR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT TO PLACE ALL THE COST ON THE OWNER WHEN THERE IS NO OWNER CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11348453 |
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| Consumer Location: | MONROE, NC |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16598L**** |
CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK DEFECT OCCURRED ONE YEAR OUT OF 10 YEAR WARRANTY, WELL MAINTAINED CAR ONLY OWNED FOR 1 YEAR, OVERHEATS VERY FAST DOES NOT HOLD COOLANT, WAS DRIVING WHEN THE TEMP GAUGE WENT UP I COULD SMELL COOLANT AND SEE LIGHT SMOKE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11339552 |
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| Consumer Location: | NEW YORK, NY |
| VIN: | 2HGFA16898H**** |
THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS LEAKING DUE TO HOLES AND CRACKS.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11328665 |
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| Consumer Location: | CHICAGO, IL |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16588L**** |
WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR 2008 CIVIC. TOOK IT TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD IT HAD A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF THE 10 YEAR WARRANTY. I'VE NEVER HAD ANYONE TELL ME THIS WAS A PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN SAID I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT TO THE DEALER. NO ALERTS NO WARNING. WHY WAS THIS NOT RECALLED? *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11328411 |
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| Consumer Location: | PATERSON, NJ |
| VIN: | 2HGFG12868H**** |
PER HONDA TSB 10-048 ENGINE BLOCK LEAKING COOLANT, PAST 10 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11324230 |
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| Consumer Location: | FOREST PARK, GA |
| VIN: | 2HGFG12678H**** |
COOLANT LEAKS ARE COMING FROM ENGINE BLOCK. THE LEAK CAUSES COOLANT TO DRAIN AWAY, LEADING TO OVERHEATING OR TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, AND SHUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC. HONDA FAILED TO ALERT ALL OWNERS STARTING IN 2010. TO DATE A RECALL STILL HAS NOT BEEN MADE ON MY VEHICLE FOR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10-048. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING LINKS: HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CRO/NEWS/2014/03/FREE-ENGINE-REPLACEMENT-FOR-2006-2009-HONDA-CIVICS/INDEX.HTM *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11316963 |
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| Consumer Location: | HOPEWELL, VA |
| VIN: | 2HGFA16538H**** |
ON MARCH 5TH 2020 WHILE DRIVING MY ENGINE ON MY 2008 CIVIC JUST DIED ON ME, UPON DOING RESEARCH I SAW THAT HONDA HAD A EXTENDED WARRANTY I CALLED ON MARCH 9TH 2020 TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD THAT I WAS 2 YEARS LATE & IT WAS ONLY SENT TO THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE CAR WHICH MADE NO SENSE...THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE & I AM OUT OF MONEY BECAUSE HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO ADDRESS ISSUES CORRECTLY...
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11311393 |
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| Consumer Location: | OAKLAND PARK, FL |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16868L**** |
CAR TEMPERATURE STARTED TO INCREASED RAPIDLY, SMOKE FROM ENGINE, REVVING BUT NOT ACCELERATING MUCH AND FINALLY IT OVERHEATED AND DIED. CAN TO FIND OUT THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED FROM RADIATOR LEAK THAT HONDA KNEW ABOUT AND DID NOT INFORM ME OF. MAINTENANCE DONE AT DEALERSHIP REGULARLY AND WAS THE ONLY OWNER OF CAR. BECAUSE I DRIVE SO LITTLE MILES PER YEAR, PROBLEM HAPPENED JUST AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY HAD TO 'RESOLVE' THIS PROBLEM FOR OWNERS. WHY WOULDN'T THEY TELL ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT. HAD TO MAKE TOO MANY PHONE CALLS TO FINALLY HAVE THEM REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $3500. IT'S UNSCRUPULOUS FOR A CORPORATION TO KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM BUT JUST EXTEND THE WARRANTY AND NOT RECALL IT AND THEN NOT HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS JUST OUTSIDE THE TIME WINDOW. VERY DISPLEASED WITH HONDA.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11310377 |
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| Consumer Location: | OMAHA, NE |
| VIN: | 2HGFG128X8H**** |
TL* THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, HE HAD HIT A CURB AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR SIDE PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE CONSUMER STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMER'S RESIDENCE. THE CONSUMER STATED BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER WOODHOUSE FORD OF OMAHA, INC. (3633 N 72ND ST, OMAHA, NE 68134) THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER AN UNKNOWN AIR BAGS RECALL AT O'DANIEL HONDA (123 BEVERLY DR. OMAHA, NE 68114). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE DEALER WOODHOUSE FORD AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. *LN*JB *LN *AS
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11302950 |
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| Consumer Location: | DAYTONA BEACH, FL |
| VIN: | 2HGFG12698H**** |
2008 HONDA CIVIC GOT A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING. FOUND OUT THIS WAS A DEFECT THAT AFFECTED 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS AND NOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. BEING THAT A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE POURING OUT I COULD NOT SEE IN FRONT OF ME THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION ON THESE ENGINES. I WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND IT IS HAPPENING OVER 100000 MILES TO MOST PEOPLE. BEING THAT MOST PEOPLE DRIVE 8000-10000 MILES A YEAR IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS FOR MOST. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THE SAFETY OF US ALL. PLEASE RECALL !!
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11301789 |
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| Consumer Location: | OXFORD, PA |
| VIN: | 2HGFG12888H**** |
MY HONDA CIVIC EXPERIENCED SEVERE REAR TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGES ABOUT 10 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE (AS A NEW VEHICLE). IN OCTOBER 2009, THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS AS DESCRIBED IN HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED BY SB 13-047 (ATTACHED). THE ARM REPLACEMENT WAS INTENDED TO RETURN THE TIRE CAMBER ANGLE TO ZERO (SEE ALIGNMENT CRITERIA IN LAST PAGE OF TSB) SO THE THE WHEEL WOULD BE PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD, AND NO LONGER CAUSE WEAR AT THE INSIDE EDGES. AT A RECENT INSPECTION, THE TIRES WERE AGAIN FOUND TO BE WORN AT THE INSIDE EDGES: THERE WAS ABOUT 1/4 INCH OF TREAD ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE, BUT THE CORDS WERE SHOWING ON THE INSIDE EDGES. I VALIDATED THAT THE DEALER HAD ACTUALLY INSTALLED NEW CONTROL ARMS (THEY ARE MARKED WITH A "C" AS DESCRIBED IN THE BULLETIN). USING A LEVEL, I DETERMINED THAT THE TOP EDGE OF THE WHEEL WAS LEANING INWARD ABOUT 9/16" INCH, SO IT IS APPARENT THAT THE REPLACEMENT ARMS DO NOT CORRECT THE CAMBER ANGLE PROBLEM. IT IS TRUE THAT THE TIRE WEAR RATE HAS BEEN REDUCED BY THE REPLACEMENT ARMS. HOWEVER, SINCE THE INSIDE EDGE WEAR IS NOT OBVIOUS WITHOUT CRAWLING UNDER THE CAR, THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE. I CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING AFTERMARKET CONTROL ARMS THAT HAVE A LENGTH ADJUSTMENT, WHICH ALLOWS THE CORRECT CAMBER TO BE ACHIEVED DURING ALIGNMENT. AS SHOWN ON PAGE 1 OF THE SB, THE HONDA ARM HAS NO LENGTH ADJUSTMENT.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11299779 |
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| Consumer Location: | BIRMINGHAM, AL |
| VIN: | 2HGFG126X8H**** |
PAINT JOB PEELING
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11297727 |
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| Consumer Location: | ERIE, PA |
| VIN: | 2HGFA16968H**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING WAS ABNORMALLY HIGH WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MANUFACTURER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11289281 |
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| Consumer Location: | STATEN ISLAND, NY |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16878L**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE APPEARED AND COOLANT LEAKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FOR THE WARRANTED REPAIR, WHICH WAS FOR TWO YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10080302. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PARAGON HONDA (5702 NORTHERN BOULEVARD, WOODSIDE, NY 11377, (877) 343-9132) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,230.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11287732 |
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| Consumer Location: | NEW SALEM, MA |
| VIN: | 2HGFA16568H**** |
WELL HONDA HAD A ENGINE BLOCK RECALL THAT I WASENT AWARE 10-048 OF AND NOW MY ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT COOLANT LEAKED ALL OVER THE PLACE AND NOW HONDA SAYS THEY WONT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS OVER THE WARRANTY THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR .
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11286981 |
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| Consumer Location: | MONTAGUE, MA |
| VIN: | 1HGFA16528L**** |
AFTER 120,000 MILES I BEGAN TO SMELL ANTIFREEZE. I TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAIN AND SHOULD HAVE LAST LONGER. I SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT TIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA CIVIC FROM 2006 AND 2009 AND THERE WAS A TSB 10-048 FROM HONDA. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SECOND-HAND I DID NOT RECEIVE THE INFORMATION FROM HONDA ABOUT THE ENGINE DEFECT. THEY OFFERED A 10-YEAR WARRENTY BUT I HAVE EXCEED THIS BY 15 MONTHS.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11281855 |
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| Consumer Location: | CHANDLER, TX |
| VIN: | 2HGFG128X8H**** |
THIRD (HIGH) BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT FUNCTION UPON ANNUAL INSPECTION. APPEARS A SOLDERED CONNECTION WAS DEFECTIVE. ORDERED A REPLACEMENT 3RD BRAKE LIGHT AND IT TO, NEW OUT OF THE BOX, ALSO DID NOT WORK AND AGAIN HAD A FAULTY SOLDER JOINT AT CONNECTION TO LIGHT. SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11269142 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 2HGFA16518H**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF COOLANT UNDER THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LUNDGREN HONDA (163 WASHINGTON ST, AUBURN, MA 01501) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS FRACTURED, LEAKING COOLANT, AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,039. *PM*JB
